The France international struck a sublime opener in today’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace, with Arsenal fans hailing the ‘scorpion kick’-style strike as even better than Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s just last week.

Despite not always being a regular in the starting line up this season, Giroud has enjoyed a fine campaign so far, scoring seven goals in all competitions.

Giroud also missed an early sitter against Palace (Picture: Getty)

He showed his best and worst sides today, with his goal-of-the-season contender coming just moments after missing an easy chance from close range, highlighting why so many fans have called for him to be replaced up front for a number of years.

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Arsenal have mostly favoured Alexis Sanchez as their central striker this term, but Carragher believes Giroud is ideal for Arsene Wenger as an option to rotate or bring in off the bench.